The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-09-01
Mr.. summers,s Statement.


called at our Office and ascertained the
facts as to the authority for the publica-
ton about the alleged shooting of Nose
Linch by Mrs. M. P. Werner and the fnd-
ing of the note with his name signed to it.
He was naturally indignant about the
matter, but very sensibly saw that the
papers were not to blame for publishing
the statement, and asked that he be ac-
corded an opportunity of making state
ment to the public about tho matter,
which of course we cheeriully accorded.
On Monday last he came to the Editor of
the INTELL1aEEcER with his friends,
Messrs. Samuel McCrary and c. D. Mad
den, and requested that we state to the
public for him that he has had no connec-
ton with the shooting In any way: He
does not know any such negro as Nose
Linch, and has never employed him or
any other person to get any papers or
commit any trespass at Mr.. Werner's or
any other place. He says that he did not
write the note alleged to have been found
by Mrs. Werner, and that he does not
know of any paper of any kind that Mr..
Werner or any of his family have which
could be of any possible use to him, either
in Court or any other way. He says that
he has made enquiry and cannot find any
person who knows Nose Linch, or any
person who has seen or heard OF man,
dead or alive, who would answer for the
alleged wounded negro.
He says that Mr.. Miles Werner lived
with him in 1885 and 6, and that they had
a disagreement about a settlement which
is now in litigation, but that there are no
papers bearing on the case that he knows
ANYTHING about. Messrs. McCrary and
Madden say that they went out to Mr..
Werner's to see the note and get it for the
purpose of comparing with Summers
handwriting, and that Mr.. Werner told
them before producing the note that he
could tell them before hand that 1t was
not in Summers natural handwriting,
They did not know the handwriting, and
asked Mr.. Werner to lend them the note
for the purpose of bringing it to Pendle-
ton and comparing it, promising to take
care of it and return it safely to him, but
Mr.. Werner declined to permit them to
do so. While we were talking, Mr.. Nor.
gan Jeffreys, who lives about half mile
from Mr.. Wcrner's, came up, and on
being asked if he knew anything about
this matter, stated that one evening Henry
Werner came by his house with gun in
his hands, and asked him to go over and
spend the night at his brother Miles Wer-
ner's house, saying that his brother was
away from home and they expected a
raid that night. Mr.. Jefreys was not
impressed with the. necessity for it, and
declined to go. The next morning he
heard that a negro had gone to Mrs. Wer-
ner's while Miles and Henry were away
from home, and been shot as stated last
week by Mrs. Werner. In going by the
Louse Mrs. Werner told him of the shoot
ing, aud showed him pocket handker-
chief that had been torn in four pieces,
which had blood on 1t of a bright, red
color. The handkerchief appeared to
have been pressed to some bloody place.
He noticed one chicken feather on the
bloody handkerchief. He stated that he
knew of no such negro as Nose Linch,
and had not heard of any person since the
shooting that would seem possible to be
the wounded man. Mr.. Summers con-
cluded his statement by saying that there
was not particle of truth in the state.
ment or implied charge that he wrote the
note, or had anything to do with it, or With
sending anybody to Mr.. Werner's to get
any papers or for any other purpose before
the time of the alleged shooting or since,
except the friends named above to exam
inc that note. He says that Mr.. Werner
ought to be able to find the negro or show
the papers he wanted, or trace the forged
note to him. He claims to have been
grossly misrepl esented and slandered in
this matter, and desires the fullest inves.
tigation.